Seed-planter.



No. 897,153. PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908. W. F. BODIES.

USEED PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11 190 8 2 sums-sans": 1.

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WITNESSES INVENTOH A TTOHNEYS wa m FRED homes, or MANCHESTER, IOWA.

SEED-PLANTER.

Specification of Iiettem Patent.

Application filed June 11, mos. mm R0. was.

Patented Aug. 26, 1908.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM FRED Romns, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ofManchester, in the county of Delaware and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Seed-Planter, of which the following 1s a full, clear, and exact descri tion.

This invention relates to see planters, and

the obect of the invention is to provide a de-- vice this class which will aii'orcl means for S0 Wll1% or planting different kinds of seeds.

To to plant corn, and at certain intervals with the corn, pumpkin seeds or seedsofasimilar plant. I

.The' invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be .more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth'in the-claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this-specification, -in WhlGll similar characters of reference gather with a indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

. Figure 1 isa plan show thedevice, to-' ortion of t e frame of the planter to whi'c the-device is attached; Fig.

.2 is a vertical section through the device taken on the line 2-2 of Fig.1; Fig. 3 is a plan of the device with the up er-part thereof removed so as to show t e seed wheel which deposits the seeds byits rotation Fig.

4 is aview similar to Fig. 3,'but showing the cover plate which seats over the wheel and which enables the seeds to be fed to the cover wheel, a part of this view is broken away so as to illustrate more fully the"v construction Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Eig. 4, and further illustrating the construction of the cover plate; and- Fig. 6 is:

a perspective of a seed cut-ofl for the auxilia seed box,that is, for-the seed box thatho ds the pumpkin seed.

part cularly to the parts,

Referring more and especially to F1gs.'.1 and '2, I1, 1 represent tween them the seed ho per 2. This hopper comprisesa main seed ox 3 which is'in the form of 'anenlarged cylindrical shell 4, having a fixed bottom or bottom plate 5, as

shown in Fig. 2. In this bottom late 5 an I opening 6 is provided, at which 1;, ere is attached to the bottom plate a seed chute or seed-tube 7, which conducts the seed to-the ground. Resting on the bottom 5 provide e more specific, the device is intendeda seed wheel 8, the construction of which is very clearly shown in 3,. .This seed wheel com rises a body or 'sk 9, and a rm 10. The isk 9 fits neatly in the ring 10 an is provided. withspurs 11 which pro ect into recesses 12 in the inner edge of the mug so that when the ring is rotated the disk will also rotate. The u per faces of thedisk and ringare flush wit each other, as shown. The disk v9 is provided with-a plurality of main seed holes 13 which are disposed near theedge of the disk and an equal distance apart. In the illustration I have indicated elght of these.openings,;but there may be more or less of them, as desired. 'Diametrically opposite to each other, I provide aux liary seed-holes 14,. which are slightly elongated, as shown,and disposed nearer to the center of the'wheel. .i The wheel is'adapted to rotate by means of a pinion 15 which is mounted on a shaft 16 driven from the moving part of the vehicle. This with teeth 17 which are forme on thaunder side of the ring 10. In-this way the ring s made to constitute a bevelgear wheel. he seed wheel is provided with acentral open ng 18 which receives a central pivot pin-or 0st 19 which extends u wardly through the ottom, as shown. j bove this seed wheel I provide a cover plate 20 which is clearly illustrated in Fig. 4-. This cover plate comprises a circular body 21 aboutwhich there is provided a rim- 22. The rim is providedat diametrically opposite points with dogs 23 'which are received in recesses 24, so that *when desired. the body of the cover plate inion meshes may be removed from the The run is.

permanently fixed in the main seed box.

'Centrally'disposed in the main seed'box thereis-mounted an auxilia seed box 25 having the form of a cyh'n rical shell, as

shown. This shell or seed box, near its.

lower edge is provided with an inwardly rojectin flange 26, and under this flange t ere '1s hel a cut-off plate 27 ,which is shown in Fig.- 6. This cut-oil plate is of substantially semicircular form, and has a central opemng, 28 which receives the pivot pin or bolt 19. "As shown in Fig. 2, the-bolt. extends up through it and is rovided with a nut 29 which is' screwed own upon a washer 30.

Under the auxiliary seed box, the body of the cover plate 20 is provided withacurvedo ening or slot 31 WlllCh extendsthrough ha its circumference, as shown in Fig. 4, and under the main seed box a similar opening or slot32 wheel at this point.

is provided. At the ends of these slots,

entially disposed openings or pin holes 37 and these pin holes are adapted to be engaged by the teeth of a small spur wheel 38 which is mounted one square neck 39 formed upon a stem 40: This stem is rotatably mounted in a bore 41 which extends radially inward in the cover plate 20, passing through the riinand through the body, as shown.

As shown in Fig. 1, the cut-off plate 27 has a substantially radially disposed edge 42 and from this edge an integral tongue 43 extends downwardly. The lower end of this tongue is bent so as to form a shoe or cut-off 44 which rests upon theupper side of the seed The width-of the tongue 43 is substantially the same as the width of the slot 31 into which the tongue projects.

The stem 40 projects from the side of the seed box, asshown in :Figs. 1 and 2, and at this point is formed with a square neck 45, upon which there is slidably mounted a wheel 46. This wheel is formed with a hub, the inner portion whereof is formed into a clutch 47, and this clutch is formed with teeth which fit in notches in a correspondingly formed clutch 48, the said clutch being rigidly attached to the side of the main seed box, as indicated. Itshould be understood that the opening in the wheel 46 through which the neck 45 passes, is square like the shaft, and fits closely thereto, so that if the wheel were rotated, the stem 40 would rotate. The outer end of the stem 40 is threaded, as indicated, so as to receive a nut 49 and a washer 50. The stem roj ects well beyond the wheel, and between t ewasher 50 and the-outer side of the wheel, a coil spring 51 is rovided. This s ring tends to hold the w eel against the c utch seat 48 so as to lock the wheel against rotation, and this of course also looks the stem 40 against rotation. The normal position of the cut'oif plate is shown in Fig. 1. When in this position the slot 31 is exposed to the interior of the auxiliary seed box.

The mode of operation of the device will now be described. As the seed wheel rotates, the openings 14 pass under the slot 31 and in so passing, they become filled with seed. After one of these openings asses under the toe 33 it passes over the see tube or chute 7, and the seed dro s out of the opening and falls to the round The main seed openings 13 in a similar manner are passing under the slot 32 arid are becoming filled with seeds which also fall into the chute 7 and pass to the ground. In this way at every fourth hill of corn in which seed is deposited, the seeds, such as pumpkin, which are within the auxiliary seed box, will be deposited simultaneously with the corn. If it is desired at any time to discontinue the depositing of the pumpkin seeds, the wheel 46 is pulled outward y so as to disengage its hub 47, and it will then be rotated in a left-hand direction. This will operate to rotate the cut-off plate 27 in a left-hand direction, and will advance the tongue 43in the slot 31, until its shoe 44 engages under the edge of the toe 33 when in this position the slot 31 will be closed and no more seed will be fed to the openings 14 as the wheel rotates. In order to provide space for the spur wheel 38, the body 21 of the cover plate is provided with a notch or recess 52, as indicated in Fig. 4. On account of the manner of mounting the body 21 of the cover late in position, it will be evident that this body may be removed without removing the rim 22. It will of course be necessary to withdraw the stem 40 before removing the cover plate body. In like manner it will be evident that the center or disk 9 of the seed wheel may be removed and seed wheels of different kinds may be used, having difierent openings and differently arranged if desired. v

- It will be ap arent that if the tongue 43 were omitted, t e cut-ofi plate 27 could still be used to cut off the flow of seed from the auxiliary seed box, but the advantage in pro viding the tongue is that the tongue extends under the toe 33 and prevents the seed from jamming on the upper side of the toe, as it would otherwise do if the seed should am as suggested it would wedge the toe down upon the wheel and tend to prevent the rotation of the wheel.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, I

1. A seed planter, in combination, a main seed box, an auxiliary seed box disposed centrally therein, a seed wheel having a set of openings taking seed from said main seed box and a second set of openings taking seed from said auxiliary seed box, a cover plate over said seed wheel a rotatable cut-off plate in said auxiliary seed box and adapted to cut-off the flow of seed therefrom, a stem extending inwardly on the outer side of said main seed box, means carried thereby for rotating said cut-off plate, a Wheel mounted on said stem for rotating the same, and means for locking the said stem against rotation.

2. In a seed planter, in combination, a

main seed box, an auxiliary seed box centrally mounted therein, a seed wheel having a set of openings feeding seed from said main seed box, and having a second set of openings feeding seed from said auxiliary seed box, a cover'plate over said seed wheel a cutoff plate in said auxiliary seed box, a stem havm a pin wheel adapted to rotate said cut-'0 side w of said main s (1 box, a Wheel mounted on the rojec ing portion of said stem andadapte to rotate said stem, said wheel ha a hub constituting a clutch member, a c utch seat for said clutch member adapted to loek said wheel against rotation, and a spring about said stem normally holding said wheel against said clutchseat.

3. In a seed planter, in combination, a

main seed box, an auxiliary seed box disposed centrally therein, a seed wheel having openings adapted to feed seed from said boxes, a cover plate over said seed wheel 'a cut-off plate in said auxiliary seed box ada ted to cut-off the flow of seed therefrom w on rotated, a stem extending outwardly through the side wall of said main seed box, means for rotating said cut-off late by said stem, a wheel mounted on said stem and adapted to rotate the same, means for locking said wheel against rotation, and a spring around said stem tending to hold said wheel in its locked position.

4. In a seed planter, in combination, a seed box having a cover late at the bottom thereof with a ,slot therein, a rotatable seed wheel having 0 enings' extend under said slot to feed'see from said seed ox, a cover plate over said seed wheel a toe mounted in aplate,- said stem projecting from the" said slot a cut-off plate 'rotatably mounted over said seed plate and having a'tongue projecting down into said slot, said to no bein bottom of said main seed box, said cover plate having a second oircumferentially disosed slot in the bottom of said auxiliary seed 0x, a seed wheel having a set of openings cooperating with said first slot to feed seed' from said main seed box, and 'hav' a second set of openings extending un or said second slotfor fee ing seed from said auxiliary seed box, a toe resiliently mounted in said second slot, a cut-off plate rotatably mounted in said auxiliary seed box and having a rojecting tongue extending into the for rotat' said out-off plate to engage said tongue wit said toe.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM FRED BODIES.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM W. MATTHEWS, A. I. Barron.

slot 0 said auxiliary seed box, and means 

